Hi Greenfields ,
Morning anxiety and waking up early is very common in menopause. I read somewhere that in menopause you shouldn't exercise too vigorously as it can deplete the body. So taking regular gentle exercise and allowing the body to recover is the key. All sorts of things can make us wake early from racing thoughts and anxiety to hormones , noise and ,light . As long as you are getting good quality sleep try not to worry. Congratulate yourself for coping so well and coming so far.
Peppermintyxx
Thanks Pepperminty! I think the anxiety is hormonal. And it's very brief. I had a brief bout of anxiety and nausea this morning when I was preparing breakfast but then I just got on with it and was fine the rest of the day.
In fact, in someways, I feel so much more like my old self - except that I have no Masters course to pick up this Fall
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I'm feeling more positive though about life and hoping I can take a trip to Canada in July if my health continues to improve.
The waking up at 4am thing started about 5 days ago when I ramped up my exercise level - and I'm going to talk to the doctor next week about it - found out today I could do a phone consult on Wednesday which I will do if the waking up at 4am continues. I sleep well but not, I think, particularly deeply considering how much exercise I do!
I would say I'm doing more exercise of late but, when I think back to what I did before I was unwell, I used to swim a lot - maybe 3 or 4 times a week - so it's unusual for me to be so sick that I don't exercise (which is what happened from Dec - April). At the moment, I do feel mentally better for the exercise though - and given what I've been through, I'm going to stick with it until the end of May and then reevaluate how much I'm doing. I see the Dr for an appointment on June 10th.